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A very few songwriters have ever as fully inhabited the consciousness of the American mind quite like Merle Haggard. The endless compassion and simmering anger of his greatest songs trace the competing impulses towards mercy and cruelty which soundtracks the manic-depressive character of our culture....

Music Notes

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On July 21, 2018

So, I was reading Rachel Lee Rubin's new short book on Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee" and I learned something I didn't know but that also didn't surprise me. You.

Music Notes

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On April 28, 2018

It's time to talk some tunes. Cool piece on the 40th anniversary of the B-52s releasing "Rock Lobster." I reviewed Jaimie Branch's incredible Fly or Die album awhile back. It's.

On the Hag

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On April 7, 2016

A few disorganized thoughts on the death of Merle Haggard. This death is a tremendous blow to the world of American music. One of the finest singers and songwriters of.

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Merle Haggard, RIP

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On April 6, 2016
Fuck everything. Life is no longer worth living. Merle Haggard is, in my opinion, the greatest artist in country music history. Much more later. ...If you have never read the legendary New Yorker profile of Haggard, do so. This is near the beginning: In Hampton,...
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